Social justice campaigner. Thoughts and views my own. She/Her
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Bronya Smolen retweeted
Don’t kid yourself.
The potential cost of receiving migrants in dignity is DWARFED by the cost of our attempts to make them drown or disappear. #r4today
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"Why can't they stay in France?"
Do you hear this a lot too? Next time you do, send them this video so they know there’s a better question to ask.
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National Audit Office reports that Local Authority expenditure on homelessness and temporary accommodation (TA) risks bankrupting councils, as some spend up to half their net budgets on TA.
So we need this⬇️to stop yesterday.
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This is what it looks like when a coalition of over 300 organisations campaigning to #LiftTheBan get together!
We're fighting to overturn the ban on working for people seeking asylum. And big plans are brewing... @AsylumMatters
ALT A screenshot of a zoom call with members of the coalition. They're all smiling down the camera.
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.@BBC insisting on reporting racist rioters as 'protestors' and 'demonstrators' is a gross misrepresentation of the violence impacting communities of colour across the UK. Language matters.
“Protests”. You keep saying “protests” @BBCNews - do you mean white supremacists are on the streets terrorising Muslims? What exactly are they “protesting” against?
ALT A BBC image of police in riot gear and a headline saying LIVE: More than 90 arrests after violence erupts at several UK protests”
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We shouldn't be afraid to label parties like Reform UK and National Rally as far-right.
As these parties gain electoral power, racist politics and policymaking cannot become the norm 🧵👇
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Keir Starmer can ‘only bring real change by fixing the housing emergency’
bigissue.com/news/politics/k…
Please don't let me have gotten drenched through to my socks this morning for nothing!!!
Change has to mean secure, safe, affordable housing for all people.
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Bronya Smolen retweeted
The RRC is hiring a Policy and Public Affairs Manager!
With all major parties committing to rental reform, this is an incredible opportunity to influence the next government to deliver progressive reform for England's 12 million renters.
See more below
rentersreformcoalition.co.uk…
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Austria has a much higher foreign-born population than the UK. Yet, Vienna's rents are a third of the price of those in London and it is routinely described as a renter's utopia.
The secret? Rent controls and massive investment in social housing. Farage is talking nonsense.
Bronya Smolen retweeted
97 per cent of over 65s are registered to vote - far fewer young adults are! Today's your last chance to register to vote on July 4th. Sign up if you haven't already! Democracy! Plus, it's good for your credit score 😎 gov.uk/register-to-vote
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Today we remember the 72 men, women and children taken from us at Grenfell Tower 7 years ago.
With time, those responsible hope we will all forget. Join us this evening at the Notting Hill Methodist Church at 6pm to show them we won’t 💚
Bronya Smolen retweeted
The #generalelection is not long away. One million renters are still not registered to vote.
That's one million demands not being made. 🚨
Remember to make your demands heard by registering to vote 👇
gov.uk/register-to-vote
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Interesting - DLUHC data shows the Private Rented Sector in England actually increased by 35,000 last year. It's now the largest it's ever been, almost 5m dwellings.
There is no mass landlord sell off.
Posted with all due caveats about poor data quality + thanks to @BuiltPlace
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🚨Government fail to deliver no-fault evictions manifesto commitment🚨
Announcement the General Election will be 4th July confirms the gvt will not fulfill its promise to renters, as unprotected from eviction now as they were in 2019
This crisis will fall to the next government
Victory for democracy and incredible work by the @libertyhq folks!
BREAKING
We said we would #DefendDemocracy...
AND WE'VE WON our case against Government anti-protest laws that completely ignored the will of Parliament
ALT Liberty lawyers and campaigners outside the Royal Courts of Justice holding a banner and placards saying "DEFEND DEMOCRACY" with photographers taking pictures in the foreground
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I've just signed the open letter with @Shelter, calling housing leaders to overhaul the Renters Reform Bill. Join me and demand better renters' rights now. campaigns.shelter.org.uk/sta…
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